Spotlight

March 3, 2015
As part of the Alliance’s ongoing effort to provide guidance to communities during the run-up to the 2015 goal for ending veteran homelessness in the U.S., the Alliance has produced this one page document that outlines and describes the five major steps that communities must take to end veteran homelessness. The document is the first in a series of resources on ending veteran homelessness the Alliance will provide in the coming months.

February 26, 2015
The Alliance's 2015 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness ended on Friday, February 21. For attendees and those unable to make our conference, presentation materials from select workshops are available here.

February 9, 2015
This report summarizes a panel discussion of assessment tools that communities are using to allocate homeless assistance and the evidence base for the questions used in the tools. The discussion took place November 5, 2014, and was hosted by the Alliance in partnership with HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research.

February 6, 2015
In this recording of a webinar that originally streamed on Feb. 5, 2015, the Alliance's policy team discusses the President's fiscal year (FY) 2016 budget proposal. Speakers provide a brief overview of the federal budget and appropriations process and an analysis of the Obama administration's proposed funding levels for key homelessness and affordable housing programs.

January 7, 2015
This Community Snapshot of New Orleans, Louisiana, provides an overview of the community’s progress on ending veteran homelessness. In early January 2015, New Orleans became the first major U.S. city to announce that it had effectively ended homelessness among veterans.